Wayne Roderick Lectures

Join us November through March for our popular Wayne Roderick Lecture series of free public lectures, on a broad array of topics related to plants and natural history. Named in honor of its founder, the Wayne Roderick Lecture Series takes place on Saturday mornings starting at 10:30 AM and begin at the Garden’s Visitor Center auditorium. These presentations are enjoyable for beginners and professionals alike. All lectures are free and open to the public.

  • November 4: Bart O’Brien – The Botanic Garden’s Manzanita Collection part 1: East of Wildcat Creek. This will be a walking tour in the Garden.
  • November 11: Bart O’Brien – The Botanic Garden’s Manzanita Collection part 2: West of Wildcat Creek. This will be a walking tour in the Garden.
  • November 18: Bob Case – In person lecture: The Plants of the Lewis and Clark “Voyage of Discovery.”
  • November 25: Thanksgiving weekend break
  • December 2: Glenn Keator – In person lecture: Flora of Mt. Diablo
  • December 9: Troy Stephens  – In person lecture: A Tour of Northern Oaxaca
  • December 16: Walker Young – In person lecture: An Excursion to the Eastern Mojave
  • December 23: Kiamara Ludwig – In person lecture: Patagonia!
  • December 30: Holiday break
  • January 6: Kaleb Goff – Online (YouTube recording): Sierra Nevada and Great Basin Alpine Plant Communities in a Changing Climate
  • January 13: Michael Uhler – In person lecture: A Botanical Ascent of Tower Peak; Beauty and Solitude Along the Way to the Northern Terminus of the High Sierra.
  • January 20: Dr David Nelson – In person lecture: The Rare Flora of San Bruno Mountain.
  • January 27: Nina House – In person lecture: Flora of Manter and Salmon Creek watersheds in Tulare County in the Southern Sierra Nevada.
  • February 3: Ben Anderson – In person lecture: Fungi of the East Bay’s Oak Woodlands.
  • February 10: POSTPONED
  • February 17: Marcus Tamura – In person lecture: A Calochortus Crusade: Varied Habitats and Plant Communities.
  • February 24: Dee Himes – In person lecture: Flora of the Western Himalaya.
  • March 2: Celia Ronis – In person lecture: Flora of Crete.

Bart O’Brien’s talk on highlights of the Patagonian flora will be given in the next season of Wayne Roderick lectures (November 2024 through February 2025).

 
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